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Aug 13, 2024 · "The first extended analysis of the work of an acclaimed actor, Spaltro's biography of Lionel Barrymore is an extensively researched and well-written contribution to the field."―Gwenda Young, author of Clarence Brown: Hollywood's Forgotten Master "Clear, concise, and refreshingly no-nonsense, Spaltro's Lionel Barrymore is an invaluable addition not just to film scholarship, but to the larger ...
Lionel Barrymore was an American actor and artist, best known for his roles in the films A Free Soul, for which he won an Academy Award for best actor, and as the villain in the classic Frank Capra movie It’s A Wonderful Life.
Aug 13, 2024 · Once called "the most gifted character actor of our time" by Broadway theater producer Arthur Hopkins, Lionel Barrymore (1878–1954) was part of the illustr...
John Barrymore (born John Sidney Blyth; February 14 or 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) [a] was an American actor on stage, screen, and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage, and briefly attempted a career as an artist, but appeared on stage together with his father Maurice in 1900, and then his sister Ethel the following year.
Early Years. Lionel Barrymore made his stage debut at age 15 when he appeared with his grandmother in a production of Sheridan’s The Rivals (1775). He appeared with actress-manager Nance O’Neil, with his uncle John Drew, and toured with J.A. Herne in Sag Harbor (1900).
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About The Artist: Lionel Barrymore Barrymore was born Lionel Herbert Blythe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of actors Georgiana Drew and Maurice Barrymore (née Blythe).
